Thirty years since the declaration of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic the people of this "non-country" are still waiting for peaceful independence and expecting war. Saeed Taji Farouky joins a grim anniversary celebration.

"From children to adults," says Mohammad Ali, "everyone will tell you they want war."

Fatih Akin's new film, "Crossing the Bridge", allows Istanbul's music and musicians to reveal the city's fascinating and contradictory character  paradoxically without escaping risks of a Eurocentric perspective.

The second Dubai International Film festival boasted an impressively progressive programme of documentaries. But beyond the red carpets and flashing lights Saeed Taji Farouky detected elements of censorship lurking in the shadows.

Saeed Taji Faroukys documentary about a Moroccan desperately seeking a new life in Spain took a surprising twist as his friendship with Abdelfattah led him to the heart of the reasons for secret emigration.

World Forum for Democracy 2017

This year, the theme is ‘populism’. Is the problem fake news or fake democracy? What media, what political parties, what politicians do we need to re-connect with citizens and make informed choices in 21st century democracy?

Civil Society Futures is a national conversation about how English civil society can flourish in a fast changing world.Come and add your voice»

Full coverage of the non-hierarchical conference held in Barcelona on 18-22 June 2017.